The Federal Republic of Pinastri is a massive, safe nation, ruled by President Quinnell with a fair hand, and remarkable for its ubiquitous missile silos, free-roaming dinosaurs, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, democratic, devout population of 2.627 billion Pinastrians enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The relatively small, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Ixion. The average income tax rate is 15.6%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Pinastrian economy, worth 327 trillion Quinnoleons a year, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Retail, and Tourism. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 124,504 Quinnoleons, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.9 times as much as the poorest.

The government regularly reassures citizens that there are no monsters under their beds, President Quinnell reduces citizens' commute times by giving away their homes, serial killers who are released early distribute death but not their seed, and quiet professionalism has returned to the nation's armed forces. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Pinastri's national animal is the Panther, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Pinastri is ranked 12,278^th in the world and 255^th in the Pacific for Largest Publishing Industry, scoring 11,585.28 on the Bella Potter Productivity e-Index.